Arkansas farmers welcome rain but drought persists Farmers are welcoming this week's downpour after enduring a bone-dry May that worsened drought conditions in Arkansas.An agriculture official in Desha County says this week's storm was the first significant rainfall the area's received in more than a month. Wes Kirkpatrick calls the downpour a "multi-million dollar rain" for farmers.For soybean formers in northeastern Arkansas, the rain allowed them to delay using irrigation methods that can stunt or destroy young crops.Total precipitation for the year remains below average, though, and dry conditions are predicted through the weekend and beyond. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor classifies southern Arkansas as abnormally dry and the remainder of the state in moderate drought stage.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —

Arkansas farmers welcome rain but drought persists Farmers are welcoming this week's downpour after enduring a bone-dry May that worsened drought conditions in Arkansas.

An agriculture official in Desha County says this week's storm was the first significant rainfall the area's received in more than a month. Wes Kirkpatrick calls the downpour a "multi-million dollar rain" for farmers.For soybean formers in northeastern Arkansas, the rain allowed them to delay using irrigation methods that can stunt or destroy young crops.

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Total precipitation for the year remains below average, though, and dry conditions are predicted through the weekend and beyond. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor classifies southern Arkansas as abnormally dry and the remainder of the state in moderate drought stage.